Residents of Barsana near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh celebrated 'Laddoo Holi' by smearing one another with coloured powder and distributing 'Laddoos' to mark the Holi. "This is to please the Lord Banke Bihari and Radha Rani. We feel very happy celebrating this festival by tossing Laddoos at one another," said a devotee. The flung Laddoos are pocketed with reverence as blessed offerings and hence the name 'Laddoo Holi'. Barsana, about 50 kilometres from Mathura, has the distinction of having the only temple dedicated to Lord Krishna's consort Radha. In Vrindavan and Mathura, where Lord Krishna is
Residents of Barsana near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh celebrated 'Laddoo Holi' by smearing one another with coloured powder and distributing 'Laddoos' to mark the Holi. "This is to please the Lord Banke Bihari and Radha Rani. We feel very happy celebrating this festival by tossing Laddoos at one another," said a devotee. The flung Laddoos are pocketed with reverence as blessed offerings and hence the name 'Laddoo Holi'. Barsana, about 50 kilometres from Mathura, has the distinction of having the only temple dedicated to Lord Krishna's consort Radha. In Vrindavan and Mathura, where Lord Krishna is believed to have grown up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days until Ranga Panchmi to commemorate the divine love of Radha for Lord Krishna or 'Dhulandi', when people go around throwing coloured powder and spray water at each other. Devotees from different parts of the country visit Barsana to celebrate the festival with much fun and gaiety and spraying of colors symbolizing the start of spring. (Photo by Akshay Gupta/Pacific Press)
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